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Through the Lens

UNO Splits at Home

The Maverick hockey team was on home ice Friday and Saturday nights, November 14 and 15 to host Ferris State University. Friday night's game ended in a 3-2 win for Ferris. The Mavericks evened up the series Saturday night with a 4-2 victory. UNO's Dan Charleston scored his 100th point as a Maverick with a goal and an assist in the victory. The Mavericks are at home again this Friday and Saturday, November 21 and 22 as the Michigan State Spartans come to Omaha's Qwest Center.

the Big Picture

Barrett Honored at Aviation Lecture

Tim Fitzgerald photo

Colleen Barrett, president emeritus of Southwest Airlines, was the guest speaker and honoree at the Monday, November 17 '2008 Charles W. Durham Lecture' hosted by UNO's Aviation Institute. Barrett (center) received the William F. Shea Award for her contributions to aviation from Shea (right) the founding director of the Aviation Institute and Scott Tarry (left) current director of the Institute.

The Wellness Stampede, Student Health Services, Drug and
Alcohol Education, Student Health Advisory Council and Eta Sigma Gamma have
teamed-up to make UNO aware that today, Nov. 20, is the 33rd annual Great
American Smokeout.

The American Cancer Society started the Great American Smokeout
in 1976 to inspire and encourage smokers to quit for one day. Today, representatives
from five UNO organizations will stand outside the Milo Bail Student Center on
the Henningson Plaza from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to hand out information on the
benefits of quitting and also to recognize those from UNO who don't smoke.

"With all the resources available to help smokers quit,
there has never been a better time to quit smoking, and these UNO organizations
are here to help," said Dave Daniels, co-event organizer and assistant director
for fitness/wellness and instructional programs. "If you smoke, make a plan and
set today's Great American Smokeout, as your quit date."

People who plan to quit can stop by the plaza for free
literature or speak with a trained counselor. Individuals can receive free and
confidential counseling by calling the American Cancer Society Quitline® at
1.800.227.2345.

GSO Hosts Transgender Day of Remembrance

UNO will observe Transgender Day of Remembrance on its
internationally recognized day: today, Nov. 20.

In honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance, UNO's Gender and
Sexual Orientation Student Agency (GSO) will sponsor a free concert by
indie-folk artists Coyote Grace and Namoli Brennet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in
the Milo Bail Student Center Nebraska Room. Free food will be served.

Today has been recognized and set aside to memorialize those
killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The headstone markers
located in the Pep Bowl area through Friday, Nov. 21, will exemplify these
heinous crimes. The markers indicate the names and date of those who have been
killed due to their sexual orienation.

Artist David Diaz of California, whose work will remain on
display through Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Joslyn Art Museum, will visit campus
today, Nov. 20, as part of the Del and Lou Ann Weber Centennial Lecture Series
at UNO. Read more.

Diaz will make the following appearances:

- Today, Nov. 20
College of Public Affairs and Community Service Building
Collaborating Commons
5 p.m.

A panel presentation will spotlight the past, present and
future of Omaha and UNO. Harl Dahlstrom, professor emeritus of history, will
address the politics surrounding the development of the university. Michael
Seman, research associate with the Center for Economic Development and Research
at University of North Texas, will discuss the development of the Slowdown
project in North Downtown Omaha. Connie Spellman, director of Omaha By Design, will address the future of
Omaha and the Midtown Crossing and Aksarben Village projects. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome to attend.

The UNO Symphonic
Wind Ensemble will perform a variety of American Classics at the 2008 Nebraska
Music Educators Association (NMEA) Professional Conference on Friday, Nov. 21,
at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln. Although the 11 a.m. concert
is a part of the professional conference program, the public can attend at no
charge.

The university's premier concert band, the Symphonic Wind
Ensemble, was founded during the 1978-79 academic year by Director of Bands --
James Saker. That spring, the group was chosen by a competitive, juried
selection process to perform at the NMEA Professional Conference held later
that year. That 1979 performance marked the first appearance of a musical group
from UNO at the NMEA event. Although performance groups may apply only once
every three years, the Wind Ensemble has been chosen to present a concert on
the conference program a total of 10 different occasions since.

Dr. Saker will conduct the group‚ beginning with Joseph
Wilcox Jenkins "American Overture." UNO faculty soloists Barry Ford, trumpet;
Peter Madsen, trombone; and Mark Barnette, tuba; will be featured in Floyd
Werle's "Concertino for Brass and Winds." Paul Koenig, a tenor soloist, will be
featured in H. Owen Reed's "Heard of the Morn" from the opera, Michigan Morn.
Vittorio Giannini's Dedication Overture also will be performed. The Wind
Ensemble will conclude the program with James Barnes' "Symphony No. 3."

"The third movement of the symphony, which is an emotional
settings of ‘conversations and dialogues' performed by soloists within the body
of the work that will be dedicated to memory of former Wind Ensemble Horn player
and UNO alum, April Bishop," said Dr. Saker. "After this emotional movement
ends, the symphony closes with a glorious, jubilant finale celebrating a
rebirth of the human spirit."

For more information, contact Dr. Saker at 554.3446.

Rock Climbing, Horse Riding Competitions This Weekend

Two Campus Recreation clubs at UNO will host competitive events this weekend,
both of which are free and open to the public.

The Big "O" Boulder Bash rock climbing competition, hosted by the UNO Climbing
Club, will take place during two sessions on Saturday: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
and from 1 to 4 p.m. About 50 competitors will climb UNO's climbing wall in
Room 110 of HPER. Spectators can watch the competitions for free.

UNO's Equestrian Club will host their first Intercollegiate
Horse Show Association competition at the Elkhorn Equestrian Center, 20901 Bennington
Road. The two-day event -- Saturday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Nov. 23 -- runs from 9
a.m. and 2 p.m., featuring competitive horse riding between nine colleges and
universities: UNO; University of Colorado; Denver University; Laramie County
Community College; University of Wyoming; Nebraska Technical College of
Agriculture; Colorado College; Colby County College; and Oklahoma Panhandle
State University. Spectators can watch the competitions for free.

David Boocker, dean of the College of Arts and Science, was referenced
incorrectly in the telephone directory listing. On page 53, Dean Boocker's individual entry should read:
David Boocker at 554.3935.

Faculty Recruitment Workshop Nov. 25

The next Faculty Recruitment Workshop takes place Tuesday, Nov. 25 from 9 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. in the Milo Bail Student Center Gallery Room. No R.S.V.P. is
required.

Before anyone can serve on a UNO Faculty Search Committee
they must have attended one of these recruitment workshops. If it has been two
years or more since attending a workshop, please plan to attend.

For more information, contact Jerri Maxwell at 554.3892.

Holiday Card Program to Benefit Scholarship Funds

The Faculty Senate and Staff Advisory Council (SAC) have teamed up once again
to sponsor the annual Holiday Card Program.

All interested faculty and staff are encouraged to donate
the money they would normally spend on greeting cards for colleagues to one of
two scholarship funds at UNO - the William Gerbracht Memorial Scholarship
Fund (recipients are children of faculty and staff) or the General Scholarship
Fund. Additional donations are also welcome. In return, a seasonal greeting
that acknowledges contributors will be distributed to all UNO departments on
Monday, Dec. 15.

Those who wish to donate should send a check (payable to
UNO) to Cashiering/Student Accounts, EAB 109, by Friday, Dec. 5. Donors should
designate one of the two scholarship funds listed above and indicate the name
or names they wish to appear on the seasonal greetings card.

Electrical site work for the new Health, Physical Education
and Recreation (HPER) addition and renovation project will result in several
temporary road and sidewalk closings.

"As a reminder, project areas within the construction
fence are for contractor use only," said Audrey Buckley, project manager
and architect with Facilities Management and Planning. "For your own
safety, and that of the construction workers, do not enter the construction
areas."

Weather permitting, the work should take place according to
the following schedule:

- Today, Nov. 20, through Monday, Nov. 24
University Drive South just west of Maverick Plaza (north of
the Sculpture Lab) will be closed Nov. 20-24. However, Maverick Plaza will not
be closed and vehicular access to Lot R will be maintained. Vehicular access
remains from University Drive South to Maverick Plaza for north bound traffic
turning east to Sapp Fieldhouse and Lots Q and R. Vehicles heading east on
University Drive South will be required to travel through Lot M (south of the
Library) to reach Lots Q and R. All shuttles, that serve this area will still
offer rides to the residence halls. Detour signs will be posted.

- Now through Saturday Dec. 6
The sidewalk south of the College of Public Affairs and
Community Service (CB) Building will be closed through Dec. 6. Pedestrians are
being asked to use the sidewalk north of CB. Foot traffic in the road is
prohibited due to considerable construction traffic.

- Tuesday, Nov. 25, through Saturday, Dec. 6
The south entrance into Lot Q will be closed Nov. 26-Dec.
26. Access to Lot Q will be from the west through Lot M.

"Pedestrian access to and from Elmwood Park and the
University Drive East Parking Structure, are along Caniglia Field,"
Buckley said. "Please do not access campus from University Drive south and
west of the HPER Building."

For more information, contact Buckley at 554.4104 or Campus
Security at 554.2648.

The Metro Omaha Women in Business Forum will hold a
breakfast Friday, Nov. 21, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the William H. and Dorothy
Thompson Alumni Center. The
Nebraska Business Development Center, Nebraska Procurement Technical Assistance
Consulting and the Metro Omaha Women's Business Center have co-sponsored the
event.

The breakfast will feature a presentation by Donna Allen,
founder and CEO of Positive Purpose Inc., and representatives from several women-owned
businesses including:
- Sally Cohen from eGrowth Marketing;
- Pauline Stark from the The Alternative Group; and
- Mary Love from SERVPRO.

Attendees are invited to bring their business cards,
brochures, flyers, etc. for networking. A table will be available to display all company brochure materials, and
give-away items are encouraged.

Anyone interested in learning more about Service Learning at
UNO can attend "Service Learning 201: Advancing the Practice Series"
on Friday, Nov. 21. Sponsored by the Service-Learning Academy, the program will
take place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Milo Bail Student Center U Mon Hon Room.

Presenters will include Gigi Brignoni, assistant professor
of teacher education, and Carlynn Hartman-Kurtz, community liaison for the
Service-Learning Academy and American Humanics. Community partnerships offering
collaboration, reciprocity and sustainability will be discussed.

All faculty, those new to service-learning, as well as those
with projects in development are welcome.

Beginning Sunday, Nov. 23, the United States Postal Service will
require that outside postal vendors, such as Mail Services, certify bulk
mailing lists to meet their demand of deliverable mail. UNO patrons must comply
with the following guidelines or be charged at a higher rate by the postal
service.

UNO patrons lists need to be in table form, column
information, last name and first name. Files should be sent a minimum of two
working days prior to the deadline to unomailservices@unomaha.edu. The lists
will be updated and returned to patrons so they can either process labels or go
to print.

"Due to the ever mobile population that we serve, it
truly is vital that we maintain our lists to keep up with our valuable
contacts," said Sandy Walling, manager of Mail Services. "If the
choice is not to update through this process, the postal service will update it
for us but at a cost much higher than straight first class rates."

Lists must be updated every 95 days or whenever it is to be
used again. Mail Services cost to departments for the list processing will be
$2.50 up to 500 addresses, $2.50 for each increment of 500 thereafter.

Also starting next week, patrons must endorse bulk mail that
has not been updated with "Address Service Requested." This will have
to be printed on each piece. At this time, the postal service charges $0.50 for
each returned letter which will in turn be charged back onto departmental cost
centers.